This service area includes the Planning and Development Services Department, the Public Works Department, the Utilities Department, and the Office of Transportation.
This service area includes the Administrative Services Department (finance), the Human Resources Department, the Information Technology, and City Council and Appointed Offices (City Clerk, City Attorney, City Auditor, and City Manager).
From the list of FY 2021-22 Proposed Budget reductions listed below, please prioritize up to ten (10) items that are the most important to you to restore if funding becomes available. Ranking #1 means this item is your highest priority service to be restored, if additional funding is available.
This action would restore Teen Center operations from two days to five days per week with commensurate staffing and preserve funding in the Think Fund/Bryant Street garage fund.
This action would restore funding and staffing to provide summer camp bus transportation services, increase sports and recreation programming, and lessen the increases for athletic field rental rates.
This action would restore funding and staffing to increase operating hours and programming, including exhibitions, at the Palo Alto Art Center and hold fees at their current rate.
This action would restore funding and staffing to open the three neighborhood branches to the public limited days per week when safe to do so and maintain programming at FY 2021 levels.
This action would restore funding for City-provided crossing guards at all schools; the budget includes funding only for high-traffic intersections that are part of common routes to schools.
This action would restore staffing to manage the rental process, payment processing, event schedule, and other administrative tasks to support Cubberley theater operations.
Please share any additional comments on the 2022 Proposed Budgets.
I did not see an option to prioritize the current recommendation to reduce funding for teen programs such as the Rinconada Family Program, and youth mental health wellness programs like Youth Connectedness Initiative. This would have been my #1 priority given how much our youth have been through during the pandemic.
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Please prioritize the following Citywide Service Areas.
This service area includes the Community Services Department and the Library Department.
This service area includes the Fire Department, the Police Department, and the Office of Emergency Services
This service area includes the Planning and Development Services Department, the Public Works Department, the Utilities Department, and the Office of Transportation.
This service area includes the Administrative Services Department (finance), the Human Resources Department, the Information Technology, and City Council and Appointed Offices (City Clerk, City Attorney, City Auditor, and City Manager).
From the list of FY 2021-22 Proposed Budget reductions listed below, please prioritize up to ten (10) items that are the most important to you to restore if funding becomes available. Ranking #1 means this item is your highest priority service to be restored, if additional funding is available.
This action would restore Teen Center operations from two days to five days per week with commensurate staffing and preserve funding in the Think Fund/Bryant Street garage fund.
This action would restore staffing at the Children's Theatre including costume design and customer-service front-desk support positions.
This action would restore funding and staffing to provide summer camp bus transportation services, increase sports and recreation programming, and lessen the increases for athletic field rental rates.
This action would restore funding and staffing to increase operating hours and programming, including exhibitions, at the Palo Alto Art Center and hold fees at their current rate.
This action would restore funding and staffing to open the three neighborhood branches to the public limited days per week when safe to do so and maintain programming at FY 2021 levels.
This action would restore funding for City-provided crossing guards at all schools; the budget includes funding only for high-traffic intersections that are part of common routes to schools.
This action would augment funding for the City Council's "Social Justice" priority.
This action would augment funding for the City Council's "Housing for Social and Economic Balance" priority.
This action would restore funding for transcription and production of sense minutes for all City Council and standing committee meetings.
This action would restore staffing to manage the rental process, payment processing, event schedule, and other administrative tasks to support Cubberley theater operations.
Please share any additional comments on the 2022 Proposed Budgets.
I did not see an option to prioritize the current recommendation to reduce funding for teen programs such as the Rinconada Family Program, and youth mental health wellness programs like Youth Connectedness Initiative. This would have been my #1 priority given how much our youth have been through during the pandemic.